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GRAY - With six games remaining in the regular season, Joel Rogers had a simple question for his Greely High girls' basketball players: "Are we going to fall back into the middle of the pack (in Western Class B) or are we going to stay in the upper tier?"
He got his answer Friday night.
With Ashley Storey scoring four points in overtime, the Rangers edged Gray-New Gloucester, 44-41.
Fifth-ranked Greely recovered from a seven-point third-quarter deficit to improve to 11-2. The sixth-ranked Patriots dropped to 10-3.
"It was an up-and-down game, a physical game, bodies flying all over the place," said Rogers. "In the end it was a quality win over a quality opponent."
The Rangers won despite being without starting point guard Caton Beaulieu (back injury), and having both Ashley Storey and Jaclyn Storey pick up three fouls in the first half.
Gray-New Gloucester's frenetic defense forced 11 Greely turnovers in the first half, which ended with the Patriots ahead 19-14. Greely switched from its man-to-man defense to a 3-2 zone in the third quarter, limiting the Patriots' chances and allowing the Rangers to get into a nice rhythm.
Jaclyn Storey scored eight of her 15 points in the third quarter and Ashley Storey, scoreless in the first half, had four of her 10.
"We should have been more forceful pounding the ball inside earlier," said Rogers. "That's really what we need to do."
Greely took a 31-30 lead into the fourth and led by three a couple of times. But Gray-New Gloucester kept rallying back. Three times in the final 2:21 the Patriots tied the game, the final time at 39-39 on an offensive rebound by Stephanie Greaton with 47 seconds left.
Both teams missed opportunities in the final seconds of regulation.
"We were one layup away from winning in regulation," said Mike Andreasen, the Gray-New Gloucester coach. "This was a tough one."
In overtime, Julia Martell of the Patriots drove left for a 41-39 lead. But Ashley Storey powered her way inside to tie it. She hit a 10-foot turnaround jumper with 1:13 remaining to put the Rangers up for good, 43-41.
Greely's defense in overtime was impressive, forcing the Patriots into difficult shots.
"We knew that defense was going to win the game," said Jaclyn Storey. "We knew we needed to make some stops."
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It's just OK – Well, I should start by saying I'm no real fan of NY style pizza to begin with, with only a few exceptions (like Bronx Pizza in San Diego). I prefer a thin and crunchy crust, deep dish or sicilian style...just never got off much on the hand tossed thing. To me the most aweful pizza crust is one that is chewy and tough, and it seems lots of NY style pizza has that going on.
For what it is, I would say Anthony's is just OK. It's pretty greasy for my taste, but overall has a decent flavor. I wish they would cook the pizza slices more thoroughly. The garlic cheese bread is so skimpy on the cheese that you can actually see the individual melted shreds. The pizza slices have a lot of exposed crust with no sauce or cheese, which I find annoying. They have no unsweetened beverages, so you better like HFCS. On a brighter note, usually the staff is pretty friendly.
If you are a fan of NY style pizza, you might like it, but I have certainly had better.
Great Food, Mixed Service – The pizza here is great, New York style pizza. Although, all of the cashiers have always been nice to me and the food at this location is as good as the one downtown and better than the one in Arvada, I often drive out of my way to Arvada to avoid the loud music and kitchen staff and for nicer ambience and decor.
Bad Words, Lazy People, Inconveniencing The Staff, Long Delivery Times – Simply Put The Pizza Is Good not Great, and the Staff made me feel like an Inconvenience.
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Locally owned pie purveyor serves up basic, budget-friendly pizzas and pastas. – In Short
Local customers come here for standard-issue pizza. Clean booths and tables, walk-up counter service, self-serve drinks and plastic flatware. Pizzas come in thin- and thick-crust versions. Both are the fold-it-in-half, grease-dripping type so popular in the Big Apple. The eatery also serves up affordable plates of pasta, fresh Italian-style salads and daily specials that include calzones. Delivery can take over an hour, but the wait's usually worth it.
Great pizza, horrible location and staff!! – Some of the best pizza around, but this has to be in the worst location. And the decor is horrible, and the staff is not that far behind.
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Having collected degrees at University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, and the Ohio State University, Kathleen Kennedy is quite pleased to come home to the Big 10 at Penn State.
With degrees in History to her credit in addition to the PhD in literature, we ought not be surprised to find that Dr. Kennedy uses historicism to inflect her study of English medieval literature. However English medieval literature wasn't always in English, and Dr. Kennedy takes care to study English literature written in French and Latin as well. The law was trilingual also, and Kathleen Kennedy displays her interest in languages and the law in her book, Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature as well as her new book concerning information technology, Medieval Hackers. Her background in codicology and Book History is showcased in Medieval Hackers and especially in her newest book, The Courtly and Commercial Art of Wycliffite Bibles; in both Dr. Kennedy uses close examination of large collections of medieval manuscripts to provide evidence about medieval English culture.
Kathleen Kennedy adores the dramatic potential of the classroom, and attempts to link familiar elements of pop culture with premodern literature, so that her students are not coming into classes where arcane information will be revealed, but where they will learn to look at what they already know in a new way, and develop and strengthen skills both old and new.
When Kathleen Kennedy is not in class or working on her own research, often she can be found lurking in coffeeshops. She can almost always be found online.
Media Consultations: medieval culture, codicology, Book History
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(Forthcoming), "Reintroducing the English Books of Hours, or 'English Primers,'" Speculum 89 (2014)
(Under contract), Medieval Hackers. New York: Punctum Books.
Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature. Palgrave: New York, 2009.
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What more could they want? A Gold Ball? That chance is next, but for now, Calvin Carr, center, Tanner Hyland, left, and Ben Burkey of South Portland love the spoils.
By Tom Chard
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PORTLAND - Leave it to South Portland and Bonny Eagle to save the best for last.
And for their two standouts, Tanner Hyland and Dustin Cole, to have two of the top performances in a Western Class A boys' basketball final.
There was little to choose between the top two scorers in the region, but in the second half, South Portland's height was the key.
South Portland went inside to sophomore sensation Jaren Muller in the pivotal third quarter, combining with Hyland's brilliance to win the Western Class A title Saturday night with a 56-52 victory over Bonny Eagle at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
Hyland received the Vinall Trophy as the tournament's outstanding player after a 30-point performance, capping a personal duel with Cole, who scored 36.
The Red Riots will meet Hampden Academy in the state final at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center.
No. 1 South Portland (18-3) outscored No. 3 Bonny Eagle (17-4) 16-4 in the third quarter to go from a seven-point halftime deficit to a five-point lead.
The fourth quarter was wild, with both teams hitting big shots. Hyland scored 11 points and Cole had 15 in the quarter.
It was a two-point game after two Cole foul shots cut the South Portland lead to 47-45 midway through the fourth. Hyland hit a 3-pointer from the side. Cole followed with a layup, but Conner MacVane scored from Hyland to make it a five-point game.
The Scots then missed two 3-pointers but the Riots still weren't safe, not with Cole. He hit a circus 3 from deep in the corner, falling away with a defender in his face, to make it 54-52 with eight seconds left.
Hyland then made two from the line with 6.9 seconds remaining to clinch it.
Hyland called his duel with Cole "fun".
"We were 1-2 in scoring in the SMAA," said Hyland. "We both can hit the 3s. We battled in one game this season and also during AAU ball."
Cole won the league scoring title with Hyland second. Hyland tied a Western Class A tournament single-game record with seven 3-pointers. Cole blew away the free-throw record in the regional tournament, finishing with 43. He was 15 of 15 from the line in the final.
Bonny Eagle went on a 12-0 run -- with Cole accounting for 10 -- overlapping the first and second quarters. That turned a three-point deficit into a 26-17 lead.
Hyland hit a 3-pointer to make it 29-22 at the half.
"We were down a little emotionally at halftime," said Hyland. "We came into the third quarter and got a heck of a run. We wanted to go inside. Jaren and I worked a strong two-man game and he was finishing well."
Muller, a 6-foot-5 forward, opened the second half with three straight baskets, all inside, to cut it to a point. The Riots then took the lead on a Hyland 3-pointer from the side.
Muller scored eight points in the quarter and Hyland had six. The game stayed tight the rest of the way.
"We have seven seniors and we didn't want the season to end," said Hyland. "Ever since the sixth grade we've been talking about winning a state title. We have one game to go."
South Portland last won a regional title in 1993.
"These kids have worked so hard all year," said South Portland Coach Phil Conley. "We've gotten better as the season went along."
Bonny Eagle lost for the third straight year in the regional final.
"Hyland made some big shots and we didn't," said Coach Phil Bourassa. "South Portland's inside game killed us."
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Ben Burkey of South Portland pulls down a rebound next to teammate John Tolan during the 56-52 victory against Bonny Eagle in the Western Class A final Saturday night.
Dustin Cole, who scored 36 points Saturday night for Bonny Eagle, pulls up for a shot against Trevor Borelli of South Portland in the Western Class A final.
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The Battle of Ontario's prospects ended in triumph for the Senators in an action-packed, end-to-end tilt featuring 12 goals split 7-5.
The night started brightly for the Maple Leafs following Phil Oreskovic's bout with Geoff Waugh three seconds after puck drop that was seemingly a spill-over of bad blood from last AHL season and/or an arrangement made in warm up. Off an early face-off in the Sens' zone, Darryl Boyce drew the puck back to 5th overall pick Luke Schenn who fanned on his point-shot only


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Trains, planes, and Apple are among the throng of companies reporting earnings Tuesday.
The reports start rolling out ahead of the market open with names like DuPont, Delta Airlines, United Technologies and Travelers. Apple joins AT&T, Norfolk Southern, Amgen, and others after the closing bell.
Apple will be the most closely watched, since the one-time darling has lost $287 billion in market cap, or 44 percent of its value since September. Even as Apple is expected to earn $10.07 per share on revenues of $42.5 billion, analysts are watching its slowing growth rates.
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"Certainly from an Apple-specific standpoint, people want to see them signal something," that would change the mind of those selling the stock, said Dan Greenhaus, global market strategist at BTIG.
Steve Milunovich, UBS Apple analyst, said he thinks Apple needs to announce some new product enhancements, but he doesn't expect that to happen until later in the year. For instance, the company could launch a lower end iPhone and the iPhone 5 upgrade could include fingerprint technology and digital wallet.
"I think tomorrow is going to be very interesting and we're getting close to capitulation. I'm not sure we're quite at the bottom," he said on CNBC's "Fast Money." "Obviously, if they announce a share repurchase program tomorrow that would help, but chances are they may not do that. In the meantime, it's like a battleship that's being fired on and isn't not firing back. So, until we see them actually fire back, which is when I think the stock potentially turns, I think it's going to continue to be fairly difficult."
Milunovich said the options market is pricing in a 10 percent to 15 percent dividend increase, but he thinks there's a chance the increase could be even more. "It's really about what's going to turn things around. It's about giving back cash, but innovation as well. Innovation is going to take time," he said. Apple was up 2 percent Monday, ahead of its earnings. Milunovich said speculation about CEO Tim Cook being forced out are premature and probably not likely, unless the company fails to turn things around with new products.
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Stocks closed higher Monday even as Caterpillar profits missed the mark and the company lowered its forecast. It did announce a share buyback, and its stock closed higher. The Dow was up 19 at 14,567; the S&P 500 rose 7 to 1562, and the Nasdaq climbed 27 to 3233.
Tuesday's earnings could also give more information on how multinationals are being impacted by currency, a factor for IBM and Coca-Cola, among others.
J.P. Morgan chief U.S. equities strategist Thomas Lee says the dollar, based on dollar index, is up five percent year-over-year, and that is a factor in the large number of revenue misses this quarter.
"With 40 to 45 percent of sales generated outside the U.S., this strength is a 2 to 3 percent headwind," he wrote in a note Monday.
As of Monday morning, 107 S&P 500 companies reported earnings and 56 percent had missed their revenue estimates, according to Thomson Reuters. But bottom line beats were strong, with 67 percent ahead of estimates on earnings per share. So far, consumer discretionary is the S&P industry sector showing the best earnings growth, up 6.8 percent. Energy is the worst, with profits down 4.1 percent.
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Greenhaus said the industrial companies and others in the next several days should help give a good picture of the earnings season as a whole. "This week is weighted toward industrials, and to the extent, they are global in nature, we'll be able to tell more," he said.
There are a few economic reports, including FHFA home prices at 9 a.m. ET and new home sales at 10 am. There is a $35 billion two-year note auction at 1 p.m.
But it's earnings that could make a difference. "People are excited to talk about companies, rather than the macro," said Greenhaus.
The morning's earnings include Discover Financial Services, EnCana, Gannett, Illinois Tool Works, Ingersoll-Rand, Coach, Johnson Controls, Lockheed Martin, Air Products, AK Steel, US Airways, Xerox, and CIT Group.
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Prior to AEA Investors Mr. Murrer was a Managing Director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department. He was the founder and co-head of DLJ's Exclusive Sales Group from 1997-1999, which became the largest advisor of US seller advisory assignments in 1998-1999. Mr. Murrer began his investment banking career at Lehman Brothers Corporate Finance Group in 1981. He then joined Salomon Brothers in 1984 where he became a Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department. In 1990, he joined Goldman Sachs where he was in charge of the New England region in the firm's Investment Banking Services group until 1995 when he joined DLJ.
In addition to his Board Membership at Sagent, Mr. Murrer became a principal investor and Board Member of Telco Inc. in 2004, a manufacturer of telecommunication and power equipment and components.
He received a BS from The Ohio State University in the College of Administrative Science in 1979 in which he graduated summa cum laude and an MBA from the Graduate School of UCLA in 1981 as an Edward Carter Scholar (top 2% of graduating class). Mr. Murrer is currently a Founding Board Member of the UCLA Graduate School Fink Center for Finance.
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In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Merciful, I greet you all in
the spirit of the month of Ramadam which is expected to start tomorrow insha-Allah.
May Allah count us among those that will observe it and many more of it in life.
Ramadan, the month of the Qur'an, represents an invaluable opportunity for
all believers to recharge the batteries of faith and draw close to their
Lord. A wise Muslim should be keen to make best use of these blessed
moments. If Muslims are unable to undistractedly focus on the hereafter all
the time, let them at least do so during this short, yet boundlessly
blessed, period of time. Below are some tips on how to boost your spirit
during this longed-for month:
1- Du`a'
Ask Almighty Allah to make this the most inspiring, spiritually uplifting
Ramadan you have ever had. Allah is the Only Who can make this happen and
complete reliance on Him completely is the major step in boosting our
2- Clear Your Mind
Turn off the TV, the computer, your cell phone, iPod, Facebook, twitter, etc.
You need not do so all day long, but for at least some minutes a day. Find a
quiet place where you can close your eyes, remember your Lord and think
deeply about your relationship with Him. At first, your mind will swirl with
the useless and not-so-useful thoughts in your head. Force them away and
focus your thought during these few minutes on three things: Almighty Allah,
your purpose in life, and whether you are making due efforts to achieve that
purpose. Do this every day of Ramadan, if you can. Should this be not
possible, do it at least three times a week.
3- Learn About Great Muslim Figures
Even if you have read it or listened to it before, again read or listen to
`Abdul-Wahid Hamid's Companions of the Prophet during this Ramadan. Read
about or listen daily to a Companion's story. Well-written and short, these
stories inform us in a wonderful way about these noble personalities and
about how they maintained the strength of their faith against incredible
odds. What a sure-fire spirituality booster!
4- Connect to the Qur'an
The noble Qur'an is the means whereby Almighty Allah talks to us. Indeed, it
is the most important key to spiritual upliftment. During this Ramadan,
connect to the Qur'an in a new way. If you already recite the Qur'an
regularly, you can choose a new theme to focus on or select a particular
Surah you have not read for a while. If, however, you are not a frequent
reader of the Qur'an, you can start by reciting it for only two minutes a
day; recite from the first page you encounter when you open the mushaf (copy
of the Qur'an). It is also recommended that you keep a Qur'anic journal in
which you can record your reflections, questions, thoughts, etc., about what
you recite.
5- Take Care of Others
Whether it is a person who is away from his family, a person who is having
problems with his or her spouse or kids, or fellow students struggling with
their grades, make an extra effort this Ramadan to help others out. The
spiritual boost you get in return is well worth it.
6- Feed the Hungry
While your stomach shrieks in protest, give that panhandler some change,
volunteer at a soup kitchen, get involved with your local food pantry or
make a couple of bag lunches to give to the hungry you meet on your way to
school or work.
7- Give Up One Lifelong Bad Habit
Ask yourself what your fundamental defining traits are. Then decide which is
the worst of them. Is it a hot temper? Apathy? Laziness? Impatience?
Whatever it may be, utilize this Ramadan to get rid of it. Practice the
opposite of this bad habit of yours every day until the end of the month. By
then, in sha' Allah, you will look back and be amazed at the change you have
made for the better.
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I'll add some more things here and hope others will add some too...
- Your Ramadan will flat out sux if you sit back and do nothing and expect your Ramadan to be this amazing/spiritual/religious experience. Ramadan is for YOU to actually participate and do things and gain the reward from it.
- You have to make the time to attend Taraweehs. It really changes the whole focus of Ramadan from Iftar parties and whatever to something wholly for God.
- Do NOT eat a lot. Seriously don't make up for not eating during the day. Try to pretend you're an ascetic.
- Make an effort to DO things, like make food for people with problems, health issues, a lot of kids, don't have a lot of money, sick, elderly etc. Even a batch of cookies, things like that. Visit people who are in the hospital. Every community has Muslims who are sick. Give some converts/students rides to the Masjid for Iftar. Don't sit back. Do stuff.
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As salaamu alaikum. Thanks for shining more light on how to approach Ramadan. It's very helpful. Last year i became muslim half way through Ramadan, as did my wife. (we got married right after Ramadan ended) we now have a son so it's my wife's and my first WHOLE ramadan, and my son's first ramadan. You brought up a lot of good points that i had not thought of, especially the journal to reflect on my thoughts and what i've studied. May Allah give you both the best rewards for your words.
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CNES mourns the passing of Professors Leslau and Shaw
Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Semitic Linguistics Wolf Leslau leaves a legacy of research and publication in the field of Ethio-Semitic linguistics spanning 75 years. A native of Czestochowa, Poland, he was schooled in Vienna before moving to Paris, New York, and finally Los Angeles in 1955 where he was founding Chair of the Department of Near Eastern and African Languages (now NELC). In the 1960s he directed UCLA's Amharic language program which was vital to the work of the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. He mastered new technologies when already in his 90s, using a Mac to continue his research and writing almost until his death. He was instrumental in the hiring of Gustav E. von Grunebaum, founding Director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies. Leslau is remembered as an informed citizen and a gracious gentleman, a man of subtle humor, knowledgeable and serious on just about any subject. He is survived by his daughters Elaine and Sylvia and grandchildren.
Professor Emeritus of History Stanford Shaw was one of the most prolific Ottoman historians in the United States. He taught at Harvard University and UCLA, where he was founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Middle East Studies. After retiring from UCLA, he taught for nearly a decade at Bilkent University in Ankara. Former students praised his personal warmth, kindness, and generosity, and his steady efforts to build up the Ottoman and Turkish collections at the Harvard and UCLA libraries. His work culminated in the publication of his five-volume history of The Turkish War of National Liberation, 1918–1923 (Ankara, 2001). His life was commemorated at Etz Ahayim Synagogue in Ortaköy, Istanbul, where his wife Ezel, daughter Wendy, and son-in-law Savas Arslan accepted condolences from friends and colleagues and from Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül and numerous other dignitaries. He was buried at the Ashkenazi Cemetery in Ulus.
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Instead of throwing the man out, Old George as he was known by his customers, told the man to come and sit by the heater and warm up. "Thank you, but I don't mean to intrude," said the stranger. "I see you're busy, I'll just go."
He turned and opened a wide mouth Thermos and handed it to the stranger. "It ain't much, but it's hot and tasty. Stew ... Made it myself. When you're done, there's coffee and it's fresh."
Just at that moment he heard the "ding" of the driveway bell. "Excuse me, be right back," George said. There in the driveway was an old '53 Chevy. Steam was rolling out of the front. The driver was panicked. "Mister can you help me!" said the driver, with a deep Spanish accent. "My wife is with child and my car is broken." George opened the hood. It was bad. The block looked cracked from the cold, the car was dead.
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George helped put the woman in the truck and watched as it sped off into the night. He turned and walked back inside the office. "Glad I gave 'em the truck, their tires were shot too. That 'ol truck has brand new ." George thought he was talking to the stranger, but the man had gone. The Thermos was on the desk, empty, with a used coffee cup beside it. "Well, at least he got something in his belly," George thought.
George went back outside to see if the old Chevy would start. It cranked slowly, but it started. He pulled it into the garage where the truck had been. He thought he would tinker with it for something to do. Christmas Eve meant no customers. He discovered the the block hadn't cracked, it was just the bottom hose on the radiator. "Well, shoot, I can fix this," he said to
himself. So he put a new one on.
"Those tires ain't gonna get 'em through the winter either." He took the snow treads off of his wife's old Lincoln. They were like new and he wasn't going to drive the car anyway.
As he was working, he heard shots being fired. He ran outside and beside a police car an officer lay on the cold ground. Bleeding from the left shoulder, the officer moaned, "Please help me."
George helped the officer inside as he remembered the training he had received in the Army as a medic. He knew the wound needed attention. "Pressure to stop the bleeding," he thought. The uniform company had been there that morning and had left clean shop towels. He used those and duct tape to bind the wound. "Hey, they say duct tape can fix anythin'," he said, trying to make the policeman feel at ease.
"Something for pain," George thought. All he had was the pills he used for his back. "These ought to work." He put some water in a cup and gave the policeman the pills. "You hang in there, I'm going to get you an ambulance."
The phone was dead. "Maybe I can get one of your buddies on that there talk box out in your car." He went out only to find that a bullet had gone into the dashboard destroying the two way radio.
He went back in to find the policeman sitting up. "Thanks," said the officer. "You could have left me there. The guy that shot me is still in the area."
George sat down beside him, "I would never leave an injured man in the Army and I ain't gonna leave you." George pulled back the bandage to check for bleeding. "Looks worse than what it is. Bullet passed right through 'ya. Good thing it missed the important stuff though. I think with time your gonna be right as rain."
George got up and poured a cup of coffee. "How do you take it?" he asked.
The front door of the office flew open. In burst a young man with a gun. "Give me all your cash! Do it now!" the young man yelled. His hand was shaking and George could tell that he had never done anything like this before.
"That's the guy that shot me!" exclaimed the officer.
"Son, why are you doing this?" asked George, "You need to put the cannon away. Somebody else might get hurt."
The young man was confused. "Shut up old man, or I'll shoot you, too. Now give me the cash!"
The cop was reaching for his gun. "Put that thing away," George said to the cop, "we got one too many in here now."
He turned his attention to the young man. "Son, it's Christmas Eve. If you need money, well then, here. It ain't much but it's all I got. Now put that pea shooter away."
George pulled $150 out of his pocket and handed it to the young man, reaching for the barrel of the gun at the same time. The young man released his grip on the gun, fell to his knees and began to cry. "I'm not very good at this am I? All I wanted was to buy something for my wife and son," he went on. "I've lost my job, my rent is due, my car got repossessed last week."
George handed the gun to the cop. "Son, we all get in a bit of squeeze now and then. The road gets hard sometimes, but we make it through the best we can."
He got the young man to his feet, and sat him down on a chair across from the cop. "Sometimes we do stupid things." George handed the young man a cup of coffee. "Bein' stupid is one of the things that makes us human. Comin' in here with a gun ain't the answer. Now sit there and get warm and we'll sort this thing out."
The young man had stopped crying. He looked over to the cop. "Sorry I shot you. It just went off. I'm sorry officer."
"Not bad for a guy who took a bullet. How did you find me?"
"GPS locator in the car. Best thing since sliced bread. Who did this?" the other cop asked as he approached the young man.
Chuck answered him, "I don't know. The guy ran off into the dark. Just dropped his gun and ran."
George and the young man both looked puzzled at each other.
"That guy work here?" the wounded cop continued.
The paramedics came in and loaded Chuck onto the stretcher. The young man leaned over the wounded cop and whispered, "Why?"
Chuck just said, "Merry Christmas boy ... and you too, George, and thanks for everything."
"Well, looks like you got one doozy of a break there. That ought to solve some of your problems."
George went into the back room and came out with a box. He pulled out a ring box. "Here you go, something for the little woman. I don't think Martha would mind. She said it would come in handy some day."
The young man looked inside to see the biggest diamond ring he ever saw. "I can't take this," said the young man. "It means something to you."
"And now it means something to you," replied George. "I got my memories. That's all I need."
George reached into the box again. An airplane, a car and a truck appeared next. They were toys that the oil company had left for him to sell. "Here's something for that little man of yours."
The young man began to cry again as he handed back the $150 that the old man had handed him earlier.
"And what are you supposed to buy Christmas dinner with? You keep that too," George said. "Now git home to your family."
The young man turned with tears streaming down his face. "I'll be here in the morning for work, if that job offer is still good."
"Nope. I'm closed Christmas day," George said. "See ya the day after."
George turned around to find that the stranger had returned. "Where'd you come from? I thought you left?"
"I have been here. I have always been here," said the stranger. "You say you don't celebrate Christmas. Why?"
"Well, after my wife passed away, I just couldn't see what all the bother was. Puttin' up a tree and all seemed a waste of a good pine tree. Bakin' cookies like I used to with Martha just wasn't the same by myself and besides I was gettin' a little chubby."
The stranger put his hand on George's shoulder. "But you do celebrate the holiday, George. You gave me food and drink and warmed me when I was cold and hungry. The woman with child will bear a son and he will become a great doctor.
The policeman you helped will go on to save 19 people from being killed by terrorists. The young man who tried to rob you will make you a rich man and not take any for himself. "That is the spirit of the season and you keep it as good as any man."
George was taken aback by all this stranger had said. "And how do you know all this?" asked the old man.
"Trust me, George. I have the inside track on this sort of thing. And when your days are done you will be with Martha again."
The stranger moved toward the door. "If you will excuse me, George, I have to go now. I have to go home where there is a big celebration planned."
George watched as the old leather jacket and the torn pants that the stranger was wearing turned into a white robe. A golden light began to fill the room.
"You see, George ... it's My birthday. Merry Christmas."
George fell to his knees and replied, "Happy Birthday, Lord Jesus"
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8 Gateway Blvd E, Savannah, GA | Directions 3141932.004433 -81.280918
Seafood – Experience, nice, staff seemed unconcerned and phoney...trying to be nice, but can tell she did not want to be there
Took my whole family, spent over $200 and was disappointed in price vs. value
We were offered a crab leg deal...all you can eat bucket of crab legs for $22, explained they were "broken clusters" but they were overcooked clusters that were dry and "old" tasting...staff did not seem to care either
On a good note, the boiled shrimp, low country boil, crab appetizers were very good.
Service could be better, but atomostphere was great!
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